"No seating for six" means that when you treat guests to a table, you cannot seat six people, because if you sit at a table of "six people", you are afraid of sitting on a "turtle mat".
In the past, families who could afford it would prepare a square table in the living room of the main room, called the Eight Immortals Table, with two people sitting on each side and eight people per table. This rule is still retained in many places. Make two on each side, and sit one on each side to form a turtle mat, which is equivalent to scolding both the host and the guest. So if there are six people at the table, they will avoid doing this, just to prevent them from sitting like a turtle.
Because China pays more attention to etiquette, the etiquette at the table can often reflect a person's self-cultivation and quality. This saying is about etiquette at the table. When eating, don't put three dishes. , chopsticks should not be arranged in five shapes, and six people should not sit down and eat together. This actually reflects the eating habits of ancient people. In ancient times, there were strict requirements for table etiquette.
Table Etiquette
1. Seating Etiquette: Invite the guests to their seats first, then invite the elderly to sit next to the guests. When sitting, enter from the left side of the chair. Once seated, don't move your chopsticks, don't make any noise, and don't get up and move around.
2. When eating: Ask the elderly among the guests to use chopsticks first. Eat less food each time, and eat less food that is far away from you. Don't make any noise when eating, and don't make any noise when drinking soup. Drink the soup in small sips with a spoon. It is not appropriate to bring the bowl to your mouth. Drink, when the soup is too hot, drink it after cooling it down, don't drink it while blowing.
3. Pay attention to your manners: Some people like to chew crispy food hard and make very clear sounds when eating. This behavior is not in line with etiquette requirements, especially when eating with others, you should try to avoid it. This phenomenon occurs.